Syria’s rebels launch offensive on Damascus gateway
Syrian rebels stormed a major road junction leading into the heart of Damascus on Tuesday as they launched an…
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Iraqi forces preparing offensive on western Mosul, commander says
Iraqi forces have started preparing an offensive to capture the western side of Mosul from Islamic State, campaign…
Syrian militias slightly advance in attack on Islamic State stronghold Raqqa
U.S-backed Syrian armed groups have captured a number of villages in the first days of an offensive to retake the…
Iraqi forces resume offensive on eastern Mosul
raqi troops including elite counter terrorism forces resumed an offensive on the eastern front of Mosul on…
Battle for Mosul can shape or break Iraq further
It has taken two years of training a demoralized army, backed up by the air cover and special forces of the…
Iraqi elite unit, Kurdish forces in fresh push to close in on Mosul
An Iraqi army elite unit and Kurdish fighters on Thursday launched a fresh offensive to dislodge Islamic State…
Aleppo rebels outgunned but confident as siege bites
A senior rebel commander said on Friday that Syrian government forces would never be able to capture Aleppo's…
IS rigs Mosul with bombs
Islamic State militants have placed booby traps across the city of Mosul, dug tunnels and recruited children as…
Aleppo enters second day of bombing after Syrian army launches offensive
Warplanes bombed Aleppo on Friday with what residents described as unprecedented ferocity after the…
Microsoft apologizes over offensive tirade by its ‘chatbot’
Microsoft is "deeply sorry" for the racist and sexist Twitter messages generated by the so-called chatbot it…
New U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance launches offensive against ISIS
A newly formed U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance on Saturday launched an offensive against Islamic State in the…
Russia intensifies strikes as Syria army launches offensive
Russia dramatically escalated its air war in Syria Wednesday, unleashing heavy bombardments and cruise missile…
Afghanistan forces launches a major offensive against Taliban forces
The Afghan government has launched a major offensive against Taliban forces near the north-eastern provincial…
Rebels Launch New Offensive in Northwestern Syria
Several hard-line rebel groups have launched a new offensive in northwestern Syria, less than a month after seizing…
Iraqi Kurds Prepare Sinjar Mountain Offensive
Kurdish forces in northern Iraq are drawing up plans to break Islamic State's siege of Sinjar mountain, where…